Effluence
[ef-loo-uh ns] /ˈɛf lu əns/
noun
1.
the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
2.
something that flows out; emanation.
/ˈɛflʊəns/
noun
1.
the act or process of flowing out
2.
something that flows out
n.
c.1600, from Late Latin effluentia, from Latin effluentem (nominative effluens) “flowing out,” present participle of effluere “to flow out,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + fluere “to flow” (see fluent).
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